Paper Games
You know those rainy days when you can't go out and play in the backyard? Or when you feel like doing something different in the school playground? In these situations, the first ideas that come to mind involve cell phones, tablets and electronic games.
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But how about putting those technological toys aside and getting to know some paper games? They can be just as fun as those that depend on the internet, and best of all, almost all of them are done in a group, which provides incredible moments together with friends, neighbors or cousins.
Furthermore, here, parents and teachers who are looking for alternative activities for the little ones will find several ideas It is suggestions in games with paper and pen. Gather several papers, colored pens, lots of creativity, and get to work!
It is an ideal game to play with already literate children. The game rules are very simple. Have them each write the name of a character, animal, or other category on a piece of paper. Without showing it to anyone, they should pass it on to the colleague on the side, who also cannot look.
Everyone should stick the paper they received on their forehead (adhesive tape or post it is worth it). Then, to find out the name that is on their forehead, each contestant, in turn, will ask questions to the others, who answer only with YES or NO. Whoever discovers it first wins the game, which can start over as many times as the children want.
The mixture of these two techniques can generate unique and very creative works. Look in old magazines for very colorful and beautiful pictures. Cut them out and paste them on A4 sheets. But remember that they shouldn't take up all the white space. Distribute several colored pencils and ask the children to complete the drawing, filling all the paper. The result will definitely be amazing!
For the game to be livelier, it's interesting to play with five people or more. On small pieces of paper write the names of all the characters (a detective, a murderer and as many victims as enough to complete the rest of the participants).
Fold them and put them in a small pot to draw among the participants. Each one must take a piece of paper, but without saying anything to the others. Positioned in a circle the killer will start killing victims in the blink of an eye. The victim, upon receiving the wink, must say “I died!”.
The detective's objective is to find out who the killer is, point to him and say "Arrested in the name of the law". The game ends when the killer kills all the victims or when the detective manages to arrest him. Then just start all over again.
On a piece of paper, draw two parallel vertical lines, then cross them with two other parallel lines, this time horizontally, to form nine squares. Each participant will choose a symbol (X or O). The objective is to complete a row horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Whoever reaches it first wins. If no one does, it will be old.
The name of the game depends a lot on each Brazilian region. To play, you only need a sheet of paper and a pen for each participant. To assemble the table, the categories must be defined: first name, zip code (city, state, country), fruit, animal, car, color, brand and flower are some of the options.
Each player must assemble the columns on their sheet. The most traditional way to choose the letter for the round is by the players' fingers. Once the letter is chosen, everyone must start completing the categories. Whoever finishes first shouts “stop!” and the rest should stop writing immediately.
If several people write the same word in a category, 5 points are added. For different answers, 10 points. If only one person completes a given category, that's 15 points. In the end, the person with the highest score wins.
Give each child a piece of paper and a pen. Ask them to close their eyes and make random movements with the pen on the paper. Then, with your eyes open, just color each of the spaces, forming a beautiful abstract design.
One of the players must think of a word and put a line on paper for each letter. If the children are very young, to facilitate the game it is possible to say which category the chosen word belongs to. A gallows will be drawn next to the lines, or more if there are more competitors.
The objective is to guess the word. For this, each round someone must say a letter of the alphabet. If you get it right, just place it in its respective line, but if the competitor makes a mistake, your little doll will gain limbs on the gallows (head, trunks, arms and legs). The game ends when someone gets the word right. Players who have the doll hanged will be eliminated.
Choose a slightly thicker paper and make the dots with a pen, as shown in the figure above. Each player, in turn, must make a pencil line between two points, always horizontally or vertically, never diagonally.
Whoever manages to form a square makes their initial inside it. Whoever completes the square is entitled to a new move. If in the sequence form another, keep playing. The person with the most squares at the end wins the game. Then just delete and start all over again.
To play, you will need several sheets of paper and thicker tip pens. Write some words that are easy to draw on pieces of paper (animals, objects, items from nature, among others), fold them and place them in a container.
The participant of the round must choose one of the pieces of paper and start drawing what is written on it. The objective of the others is to get what it is about in the shortest possible time. At the end of the game, whoever has the most hits wins.
The more children there are, the more fun the game will be. Also, when it comes to playing, the more creativity, the better. Write the phrase “Once upon a time…” on a sheet of paper. The aim is to write a joint story.
For this, in each round the children must write a sentence that continues what was written. Everyone must unleash their imagination, so that the tale is super fun. When the sheet is complete, just read the story that was written.
To enrich the activities of children who are learning to read and write, use this game. Place an A4 sheet horizontally and write syllables on its sides. Just be careful that they all form words.
Afterwards, all you have to do is hand over markers or colored pencils and ask the little ones to connect the syllables to form words. Although simple, these little words will provide great stimulus in the development of reading and writing.
Although very simple, the game is a great ally when it comes to developing attention and auditory memory. Write, on a sheet of paper, a numerical sequence of approximately five digits and hand it to one of the participants. To the other, hand over paper and pencil.
The one with the number in hand must clap the amount of clapping for each of the numbers, one at a time. The objective of the other is, just by clapping, guessing the numerical sequence.
Choose a category for the mime (movies, characters, actions, feelings…). Use several pieces of paper to write them down. The players, each in turn, must choose one of the roles. The objective is that, without saying a single word, he enacts what is written. The rest must find out what it is. Whoever solves it will be the next to mime.
